Saturday, November 19, 2016

I'm in a Phone Booth, Baby

When was the last time you used a pay phone? Or a pay phone in a phone booth?







22 comments:

  1. Pay phone booth? Must have been about 1987. Was not working correctly — no connection and lost about 45 cents.

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    1. LX: Wait a minute…the phone wasn’t working correctly or you weren’t working correctly?

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  2. At the thisrd stroke it will be 4.23 and 10 seconds... beep beep beep....
    I must admit it was many years ago probably before they bought in a phone card to operate them doing away with the need to carry cash...

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    1. PRINNY: The Mistress couldn’t deal with phone cards as she has always struggled with even the simplest forms of technology.

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  3. Some time in the 80s...I was in NZ and wanted to call my brother for directions. I didn't know that NZ had, by then, introduced phone cards and all I had was cash.

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    1. DINAHMOW: See my comment to Princess.

      Phone cards were the enemy. The Mistress would freak out when confronted with a pay phone that required phone cards only.

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  4. It was so long ago that I can't remember. What I can remember though, was practically holding the handset with the tips of my fingernails (and away from my face) so as not to touch it with my skin. I also pressed the horrid metal buttons with my nails (hand backwards - palm facing me) for the same reason. And all because I was imagining the kinds of people who may have used it previously (like your illustrations)!

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    1. MR. DeVICE: This is precisely why I got a cell phone… to avoid the germs.

      And the fact that many phone booths smelled of urine and/or vomit.

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  5. Pay booth? Is that where you put money in while sitting in a booth, and a movie plays?

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    1. I expect the last time you went to a phonebox was to put up your contact cards. Jx

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    2. phone booths don't have glory holes, dear.

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    3. No wonder I'm popular with married men.

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    1. nice. haven't heard that in years!

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    2. NORMA: Not long ago, someone mentioned Wilson Pickett to me and I immediately blurted out, “Wilson Pickett, stop and kick it.” He had no idea what I was talking about.

      But maybe you will.

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    3. NORMA: In an informal poll amongst my friends and relations, I am the only one who remembers it.

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  7. mistress maddie sent me here; I'mma staying for the cocks! :)

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    1. ANNE MARIE: Welcome to Infomaniac!

      At this point, I would usually say to newcomers, "Come for the cock, stay for the CAKE" but unfortunately, the cake link is broken.

      The end of an era, I suppose.

      Help yourself to the Vodka Fountain instead or enjoy a dip in The Gincuzzi.

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